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-burma relations. there were many questions asked as to whether the yeats engagement with burma was aimed at containing the enflunes of china in asia. this is a natural question. and one that i think if we have to answer honestly, cannot be answered simply. because i do not think that any country could claim, either the united states or china or burma, that our relations have nothing to do with the relations that we have with other countries around us and it is only natural that the united states relations with burma should have some impact on united states relations with china and also that our relations with the united states would impact to a certain degree on our relations with china. but i think that this could be taken forward in a positive passion. it does not mean that, because burma is engaging now with the united states, that its relations with china should in any way deteriorate. also, it does not mean that because the united states is engaging with burma, it should in any way be seen as a h
-burma relations. there were many questions asked as to whether the yeats engagement with burma was aimed at containing the enflunes of china in asia. this is a natural question. and one that i think if we have to answer honestly, cannot be answered simply. because i do not think that any country could claim, either the united states or china or burma, that our relations have nothing to do with the relations that we have with other countries around us and it is only natural that the united...
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-burma bilateral relations. so what i want to say is that i would like the united states to be aware of our problems. it is only by keeping up an awareness of our problems that we shall be able to establish a strong, healthy relationship between our two countries. i want our countries to be friends. you have been our friend. the friends of forces of democracy through long years, now it is time for you to be friends, friends of our whole country, of the democratic process, of our people, of aspirations. to be able to help us realize aspirations, you have to understand what they are. you have to understand what our needs are. and that is what real engagement is. trying to understand one another. we, too, have to try to understand the united states. it's not a one-way business. it's two-way traffic. without understanding on both sides, we cannot be real friends. and we cannot engage in a positive way. you may say, well, what does burma have to give the united states? well, we have a lot to give you. it's not just e
-burma bilateral relations. so what i want to say is that i would like the united states to be aware of our problems. it is only by keeping up an awareness of our problems that we shall be able to establish a strong, healthy relationship between our two countries. i want our countries to be friends. you have been our friend. the friends of forces of democracy through long years, now it is time for you to be friends, friends of our whole country, of the democratic process, of our people, of...
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world we have strengthened old alliances thora andand stood up to china on behalf of our workers from burma to libya to south sudan we have advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians, moslems jews. but for all of our challenges, and europe's crisis must be contained our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions, the historic change must be defined not by the heat of extremists or bite the hoping aspirations of ordinary people who are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. but from all we have seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering that cost america so dearly, you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al-qaeda, russia unless you or still stuck in a cold war mine war. you may not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you cannot visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. my oppon
world we have strengthened old alliances thora andand stood up to china on behalf of our workers from burma to libya to south sudan we have advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians, moslems jews. but for all of our challenges, and europe's crisis must be contained our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions, the historic...
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from burma to libya, to south sudan, we've advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians and muslims and jews. but for all the progress we've made, challenges remain. testify plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against his nuclear ambitions. the historic change sweeping the arab world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or the hate of extremist, but the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people who are reaching for the rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. [ laughter and applause ] but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda -- russia. unless you're still stuck in a cold w cold war mind war. you might not be ready for diplomacy with
from burma to libya, to south sudan, we've advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians and muslims and jews. but for all the progress we've made, challenges remain. testify plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against his nuclear ambitions. the historic change sweeping the arab world must...
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from burma, to libya to south sud sudan, we have advanced the rights of people. christians and muslims and jews, but challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. the historic change sweeping across the arab world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or hate of extremists, but by the hopes and aspirations of the people reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so, now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. but what we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering the cost of america so dearly. after all, you don't call russia our number one enemy. not al-qaeda. russia. unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind war. you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. my opponent said that it was tragic to
from burma, to libya to south sud sudan, we have advanced the rights of people. christians and muslims and jews, but challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. the historic change sweeping across the arab world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or hate of extremists, but by the hopes and...
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from burma to libya, to south sudan, we have improved the rights and dignity of christians, muslims and jew, meb and women. but for all the progress that we have made, challenges remain. terror plots must be dysdisrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver. and neither must our pursuit of peace. [cheers and applause] the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. the middle-east must be defined by the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his runningmate are -- new to foreign policy. [applause] >> from all we have seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you don't call russia our number-1 enemy -- not al qaeda -- russia, unless you are stuck in a cold war mind warp. you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [cheering] my opponent -- my opp
from burma to libya, to south sudan, we have improved the rights and dignity of christians, muslims and jew, meb and women. but for all the progress that we have made, challenges remain. terror plots must be dysdisrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver. and neither must our pursuit of peace. [cheers and applause] the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. the middle-east must be defined by the...
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from burma to libya to south sudan, we have advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings. men and women. christians and muslims and jews. for all of the progress that we have made, challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waver. neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. with change sweeping across the world must be defined not by the iron fist of a dictator or hate of extremist, but by the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people that are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. [applause] my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. [cheers] [applause] but from all we have seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you don't call rush our number one enemy. unless you are still stuck in a cold war mindset. [cheers] [applause] [cheers] [applause] [cheers] [applause] m
from burma to libya to south sudan, we have advanced the rights and dignity of all human beings. men and women. christians and muslims and jews. for all of the progress that we have made, challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waver. neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. with change sweeping across the world must be...
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from birth to libya -- on burma to libya -- from burma to lib ra, we have advance the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians and muslims and jews. terrorist plots must be disrupted. you're opposed the crisis must be contained. crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world united against its nuclear ambitions. the historic change across the arab world must not be defined by the age of extremists but by the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people reaching for the same rights we celebrate here today. now, we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. [cheers] from all that we have seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you do not call russia our number one enemy unless you are still stuck in a cold war mindset. [cheers] you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you cannot visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [chee
from birth to libya -- on burma to libya -- from burma to lib ra, we have advance the rights and dignity of all human beings, men and women, christians and muslims and jews. terrorist plots must be disrupted. you're opposed the crisis must be contained. crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world united against its nuclear ambitions. the historic change across the arab world must not...
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sanctions against the former burma, but she called again for all political prisoners to be freed. wall street struggled to get ahead today, as stocks were mostly flat. the dow jones industrial average finished the day with a gain of just 11 points to close at 13,564. the nasdaq was down about a point to close at 3177. an early leader of the environmental protection agency has died. russell train passed away monday at his farm on maryland's eastern shore. under president nixon, he helped create the e.p.a. in 1970 and became its second administrator. he also played a major role in pushing through landmark laws, including the clean water act and the endangered species act. russell train was 92 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we come back to the presidential race, and the start of our tour of swing states this fall. the two campaigns are neck and neck in nevada, battling for voters in a state that is still reeling from the housing crisis. ray suarez has our story. >> suarez: albert is a maintenance man at a las vegas casino. wh
sanctions against the former burma, but she called again for all political prisoners to be freed. wall street struggled to get ahead today, as stocks were mostly flat. the dow jones industrial average finished the day with a gain of just 11 points to close at 13,564. the nasdaq was down about a point to close at 3177. an early leader of the environmental protection agency has died. russell train passed away monday at his farm on maryland's eastern shore. under president nixon, he helped create...
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from burma to libya to south sudan we have advanced the rights and dig teas dig tease l human beings. terrorists plots must be disrupted, europe's crises must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. we saw the change sweeping across the iron world is not by the hate of is extreme he is but the hopes and aspiration of people who are reaching for the same rights we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. [laughter] but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of plu blustering and blood ring that cost america so dearly. you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al-qaeda, russia unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. [crowd cheering] you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [crowd cheering] mamy opponent, my opponent saidt was tragic to end the w
from burma to libya to south sudan we have advanced the rights and dig teas dig tease l human beings. terrorists plots must be disrupted, europe's crises must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that stays united against its nuclear ambitions. we saw the change sweeping across the iron world is not by the hate of is extreme he is but the hopes and aspiration of people who are reaching...
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. >> you would be surprise what a little bit of money can do in places like haiti and burma where a little goes far. >> reporter: if you want to go far and you have too many shopping bags that's where your pedicab comes n show a receipt and they will take you where you in a he had to go. so zach, this is where we need to go. we need to head up, all right, wisconsin to the nearest starbucks. i know there's one down there on "m" street but there's further. keep pedaling. we are going uphill, by the way. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link. bye! >>> still ahead in the next hour, the republican response to the democratic convention. governor bob mcdonnell joins us live. >>> black death, alive and well in colorado. how a 67-year-old girl caught a case of bubonic plague. it's 8:55. we'll be right back. henson, big day -- we're gonna fly to jersey, then mexico, china and frfrance. you're going to travel through so many time zones, you're going to have jet lag for months. now sink your teeth into that big n' toasted if you're ready to soar. good. exits are here, here, and here. a big day ca
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[applause] as part of our engagement, we will encourage burma to take steps to encourage reform, because nations must speak with one voice. our people and children are not for sale. for all the progress we have for all the progress we have made, the truth is
[applause] as part of our engagement, we will encourage burma to take steps to encourage reform, because nations must speak with one voice. our people and children are not for sale. for all the progress we have for all the progress we have made, the truth is
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from burma to libya, we have advanced the rights of all human beings. men and women, christians, muslims and jews. terrorist plots must be disrupted, our security to israel must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of pees. the historic chain sweeping across the arab world must be not defined by the fifth of an iron dictator but by the hopes a by people who are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost america so dearly. after all, you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, russia, unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind warp. you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. my opponent, my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq. and he won't tell us how he'll end the war in afghanistan. well, i have and i will. and while my opponent
from burma to libya, we have advanced the rights of all human beings. men and women, christians, muslims and jews. terrorist plots must be disrupted, our security to israel must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of pees. the historic chain sweeping across the arab world must be not defined by the fifth of an iron dictator but by the hopes a by people who are reaching for the same rights that we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. my opponent and his running mate are new to...
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. >> did you ask him to lift economic sanctions on burma? >> i had already discussed this with the members of congress the previous day. >> would you like to see these economic sanctions lifted? >> yes. because i think that we must now learn to stand on our own feet and not depend on the sanctions to push us towards democracy. >> you have called democracy, though flawed, a beacon of hope. you have become now a beacon of hope to so many. >> flawed as well. >> but what is the most important message that you have to all the people around the world who are struggling as you have for freedom and democracy? >> it's the same struggle for everybody everywhere. because unless we are free, we cannot really realize our own potential. >> one of the things that people admire about you is that you did not give up. >> it never occurred to me to give up. >> but there were moments, i'm certain, that you felt all hope might be lost. >> no, never. i was not always thinking of hope. i was always thinking of what to do next. >> i feel a need to ask how you survi
. >> did you ask him to lift economic sanctions on burma? >> i had already discussed this with the members of congress the previous day. >> would you like to see these economic sanctions lifted? >> yes. because i think that we must now learn to stand on our own feet and not depend on the sanctions to push us towards democracy. >> you have called democracy, though flawed, a beacon of hope. you have become now a beacon of hope to so many. >> flawed as well....
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in burma, a president has freed political prisoners. a courageous decision has been elected to power and people look forward to further reform. around the globe, people are making their voices heard, insisting on their dignity and their right to determine their future. and yet, the turmoil of recent weeks reminds us that the path to democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once a said, to be free is not merely to cast off once a chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. [applause] true democracy demands of the citizens cannot be thrown in jail because of what they believe. and that businesses can be open without paying a bribe. it depends on the freedom of citizens to speak their minds and assemble without fear. and on the rule of law and due process that guarantees the rights of all people. in other words, a true democracy, real freedom is hard work. ose in power have to resist the temptation to crack down on dissidents. in hard economic times, countries must be tempted --
in burma, a president has freed political prisoners. a courageous decision has been elected to power and people look forward to further reform. around the globe, people are making their voices heard, insisting on their dignity and their right to determine their future. and yet, the turmoil of recent weeks reminds us that the path to democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once a said, to be free is not merely to cast off once a chains, but to live in a way that...
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from burma to libya to south e sud sudan, we have advand the human rights of all men and women, christians and muslims and jews. but for all the progress that we've made, challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that's united against its am petitions. the historic change sweeping across the middle east, the hope and aspirations of people who are reaching for the same rights we celebrate here today. so now we have a choice. many i opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering. you don't call russia our number one enemy, not al qaeda, russia, unless you're stuck in a cold war mind warp. you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq, and he won't tell us how he'll end the w
from burma to libya to south e sud sudan, we have advand the human rights of all men and women, christians and muslims and jews. but for all the progress that we've made, challenges remain. terrorist plots must be disrupted. europe's crisis must be contained. our commitment to israel's security must not waiver and neither must our pursuit of peace. the iranian government must face a world that's united against its am petitions. the historic change sweeping across the middle east, the hope and...
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in burma, a president has freed political prisoners. a courageous decision has been elected to power and people look forward to further reform. around the globe, people are making their voices heard, insisting on their dignity and their right to determine their future. and yet, the turmoil of recent weeks reminds us that the path to democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once a said, to be free is not merely to cast off once a chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. [applause] true democracy demands of the citizens cannot be thrown in jail because of what they believe. and that businesses can be open without paying a bribe. it depends on the freedom of citizens to speak their minds and assemble without fear. and on the rule of law and due process that guarantees the rights of all people. in other words, a true democracy, real freedom is hard work. those in power have to resist the temptation to crack down on dissidents. in hard economic times, countries must be tempted
in burma, a president has freed political prisoners. a courageous decision has been elected to power and people look forward to further reform. around the globe, people are making their voices heard, insisting on their dignity and their right to determine their future. and yet, the turmoil of recent weeks reminds us that the path to democracy does not end with the casting of a ballot. nelson mandela once a said, to be free is not merely to cast off once a chains, but to live in a way that...
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she spent 15 years around house arrest in former burma. senator mccain paid an emotional tribute. >> i want to thank you. i want to thank you, my friend, the lady, for teaching me at my age, a thing or two abt courage, and for reminding me to always expect justice to try jump over injustice, goodness over evil, love over hate. >> very sweet words. she won the 1991 noble peace prize. also, tonight, bill gates is richer than he was last year. probably no surprise to many of you. he tops the list of forbes 400 list followed by warren buffet, both saw a $7 billion increase this year. the two have led an effort to get fellow billionaires to donate much of their wealth to charity. >>> and her look was unforgettable, and the fanning mom is changing her ways. she was accused of taking her 6-year-old to a tanning salon. she denies the charge, and now she is helping promote a book on healthy skin care to raise money for the skin cancer foundation. i guess you can always change your ways. >> tanning did not look good on her. not at all. thank you. he
she spent 15 years around house arrest in former burma. senator mccain paid an emotional tribute. >> i want to thank you. i want to thank you, my friend, the lady, for teaching me at my age, a thing or two abt courage, and for reminding me to always expect justice to try jump over injustice, goodness over evil, love over hate. >> very sweet words. she won the 1991 noble peace prize. also, tonight, bill gates is richer than he was last year. probably no surprise to many of you. he...
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he worked as an independent journalist and india, pakistan, and burma. before his time in asia mr. lambert serve in the political military group in the center for strategic and international studies. would you welcome defense assistant secretary defense brett lambert. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciated. it's too easy. i can't go without saying you have given us food for thought. think you very much for having me, and i am particularly pleased to be here at the potomac institute, both in the private sector and more so, actually, since i joined the government about three years ago have come to rely on the insights and the papers and the products from the potomac is due to has really the source for unbiased, forward-leaning thinking on a wide variety of technology issues that often confound us, certainly inside the building. i don't think they get the daily recognition they deserve, but if it's any consolation i try to steal from their prices often as possible because they offer a tremendous amount of insight. nelson wanted thank you for steve lender who is here today in our offic
he worked as an independent journalist and india, pakistan, and burma. before his time in asia mr. lambert serve in the political military group in the center for strategic and international studies. would you welcome defense assistant secretary defense brett lambert. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciated. it's too easy. i can't go without saying you have given us food for thought. think you very much for having me, and i am particularly pleased to be here at the potomac institute, both...
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and then she will return to burma as a member of their nation's parliament. the success of this woman together with the steelly resolve of the american public after september 11 ought to give us all pause and hopefully a renewed commitment to do our job right. since 9/11 the challenges and circumstances have evolved. we have greater challenges in terms of security, climate instability, natural disaster and our own economic vuerability. it's a tall order to deal with them. but hopefully we will all be inspired by the example of aun san suchi. it's time today for the politicians to do their job. politicians to listen, to speak the trh and to lead. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlelady from california, ms. woolsey, for five minutes. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, a few minutes from now members of the house and the senate will head to the capitol steps. we're going to the capitol steps for a moment of remembrance, to honor those who were killed in the attacks on september 11, 2001. september 11, 2001, a day that will fore
and then she will return to burma as a member of their nation's parliament. the success of this woman together with the steelly resolve of the american public after september 11 ought to give us all pause and hopefully a renewed commitment to do our job right. since 9/11 the challenges and circumstances have evolved. we have greater challenges in terms of security, climate instability, natural disaster and our own economic vuerability. it's a tall order to deal with them. but hopefully we will...